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Hanson Pipe & Products, Inc. is descended from the Gifford-Hill Pipe Company, which was formed in 1931 for the purpose of manufacturing concrete pipe for sewer and culvert construction and other associated uses. The company has grown and prospered, expanding by 1997 to 12 plants located in Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma and Louisiana. In 1997, Gifford-Hill merged with Concrete Pipe & Products Co., Inc., which traced its history back to 1923. CP&P operated plants in Virginia, Maryland, Texas and California. The company again expanded its operations in 1998 through two major acquisitions. North Star Concrete and Spancrete Midwest Company were purchased from the Condux Corp. These fine companies have manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, South Dakota and Ohio. Gifford-Hill American was brought into the Gifford-Hill Concrete Products family through the purchase of the fifty percent share of GHA formerly owned by Ameron International. In January 1999, Gifford-Hill became Hanson Pipe & Products, Inc. The name change was intended to strengthen the company's identity both in the U.S and abroad, and to unify the the pipe and precast operations with the rest of the Hanson organization. Hanson Pipe & Products added three new members to its family in 1999. LOC PIPE was established in Whitby, Ontario, near Toronto, in 1974. The plant produces concrete pipe, precast concrete products and ribbed PVC pipe for sewers and storm drainage. The plant is ISO 9002 certified, and will operate as Hanson Pipe & Products Canada. Hanson increased its structural and architectural precast capabilities with the addition of United Spancrete Products Corporation. With plants in Irwindale and Chula Vista, California, the new precast operations serve the dynamic Los Angeles and San Diego markets. The former United Spancrete will operate as Hanson Pacific Spancrete. The addition of Superior Products Company strengthens the Hanson presence in the North Central and Eastern regions of the U.S. The Superior plant in Macedonia, Ohio, near Cleveland, produces concrete pipe and precast products. The Pottstown, Pennsylvania plant produces an array of precast concrete items. Its specialty is noise barriers for highway construction. In 2000, Hanson solidified its North Central operations through the acquisition of Cincinnati Concrete Pipe in Cincinnati, OH and Milan Concrete Products in Milan, IN. At the same time, one of the premier pipe and precast operations in the southeastern U.S., Joelson-Taylor, joined the Hanson family. Joelson-Taylor operates eight pipe and precast plants throughout Florida and a modern precast facility in Charleston, SC. The Joelson-Taylor acquisition gives Hanson a strong position in one of the country's most important growth areas. Hanson Pipe & Products is the largest producer of concrete pipe and precast in North America with over 60 plants and 3500 employees. For over six decades, the Gifford-Hill business philosophy was to offer quality products at competitive prices along with courteous customer service. Hanson continues to promote that philosophy through innovation, hard work and an outstanding staff of production, sales, service, engineering and administrative people. Our mission is simple – to be the very best and most successful at what we do. Thus, we approach the 21st century dedicated to growth, improvement and success.